The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on October 16 as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues received funding support in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
When the band earned the award in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her award between multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success touched the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the venues.
